Persuasion Better than Force.
PrinterPrinted by
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
American, 1830 - 1840
PublisherPublished by
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
American, 1830 - 1840
After a work byAfter a work by
John Greville Fennel
British, 1807 - 1885
Date1830-1840
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 15/16 x 10 3/4in. (20.2 x 27.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/4 x 12 7/8in. (26 x 32.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/4 x 12 7/8in. (26 x 32.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionTwo boys mounted on donkeys are in the street of a town or city. The boy on the left holds a stick with a bunch of leafy greens and possibly carrots at the end in front of his donkey, which is galloping towards the left in his attempt to reach the vegetables. With his left hand, the boy waves his hat in the air. He wears a shirt, jacket, pants, and boots. He is riding bareback. The boy at the right is beating his donkey with a stick which he holds in his right hand. He wears a pointed cap, a shirt, pants, and boots. His donkey has a saddle and a bridle with blinders on it. A third boy leans his back against the donkey on the right. He braces his feet against a pile of lumber, or possibly a board fence, and rests his left hand on a barrel. A stone house with diamond-paned windows and a second building, possibly a church, are in the background. A board fence is at the far left with trees beyond.
Object number1987.216.2
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "PERSUASION BETTER THAN FORCE." Lower right, in pencil, "1.50--".On verso, lower right, in pencil, "Dwr 41" and accession number.NotesSource Note: The painting by Fennel was engraved and published by I.W. Laird in London in 1841. However, this is too late for it to have served as the source for the Kellogg print. Presumably an earlier engraving of the Fennel painting must have been used. (Finlay 8/18/2006)
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